Sminthurinus Niger

[GOLDENORFE]

a slight thaw this morning i managed to find a couple of baby springtails,about 3/4 mm in length!
shot x5 & cropped slightly
wish i could find something bigger to shoot!
phil
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/

#1http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3131/3167865930_dedf8b5f22_o.jpg

#2
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3264/3167032635_3f240b0410_o.jpg

#3 cropped
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3089/3167868710_1c1e4997fe_o.jpg

#4 springtail running! 2 legs in the air
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1188/3167035567_281207cbe1_o.jpg

thanks for looking
phi

[garyt]

Nice ones Phil. I always find black critters hard to shoot and maintain the level of detail I would like. I think it will be a while before we get any more bugs here.

[Lord Vetinari]

LOvely springtail captures- assume these are a similar size to the ones I see- always less than 1mm body length?
Brian V.

[canon400d]

LOvely springtail captures- assume these are a similar size to the ones I see- always less than 1mm body length?
Brian V.
Great captures Phil. Tell me where do you look for these guys? As I take it we have them just over the border here in Scotland.
Bob

[erisian pope]

I am simply in awe when I see pictures like these. The level of magnification is astounding and the detail is terrific. These are some very cool pictures!

[GOLDENORFE]

thanks for commenting, still not found any bigger species of springtails.
phil
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/